Iva has had a headache for two days. It is the headache that comes with anemia. She has been sleeping a lot and tires easily, as you would expect when you have no blood count. It would be lovely to take her to get the medications to boost her red and white blood cell production, but those things cost a ton. And there are choices we have to make right now between medication to combat the ill effects of chemo and the chemo medications themselves. And this "choice" we make based on money. So she is going without.
Money is the dictator of our life right now. It decides what medicine Iva can take, which doctors she can she, and what other therapies she will undergo. We have brought her all this way. Submitted her to all these treatments. And now what? It feels as if we are somehow failing her.
The herbal medication she has been taking in between rounds of chemo cost $3,000-$4,000. She has been going without some of these as well.
There are places Iva would like to go and things she would like to do. And we know that sometimes she does not choose these things because of money.
It is a tragedy to not be able to afford the medicine that can keep one comfortable in life. It is even more tragic to not be able to afford the medicine that can keep one alive. Then there is the tragedy of not being able to live while you still can.
Day 11, M&Ms Sweepstakes.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what else to say. I will scour the internet again, looking for anyone who might be willing to help. I'm assuming that all the links I found before have been checked and would not help Iva. It's hard for me, because most of the places that will give monetary assistance need in-depth details about your financial status, and I don't have (nor do I need to have) access to that information. Which places one more burden on you guys: someone from your household will have to fill out the applications. But I will look.
Sue.
We must remind everybody that Iva still needs our help...
ReplyDeleteTe sakam zverche!
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Day 12, M&Ms Sweepstakes.
ReplyDeleteI hope Iva's headache is better. This may be a good time of year to look for funding, as many charitable people are looking for places to make donations so they can claim it on their taxes.
Sue.
Day 13, M&Ms Sweepstakes.
ReplyDeleteYou are in our prayers.
Love, Sue.
Days 13, 14, M&Ms Sweepstakes.
ReplyDeleteHope Iva is feeling better, and that you all are coping.
Sue.
Days 15, 16, M&Ms Sweepstakes.
ReplyDeleteYou are still in our prayers.
Sue.
Day 17, M&Ms Sweepstakes.
ReplyDeleteI saw a new twitter post just as I clicked on the blog tab. I'll go read that next.
Thinking of you.
Sue.
Days 18 & 19, M&Ms Sweepstakes. Only two more days to go. I'm not sure exactly when they're going to announce the big winner. I hope and pray it's me, because the money will come to Iva if I win it.
ReplyDeleteSue.